[Kamen Rider Die]

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Originally Posted by Androzani84

And no, in case you’re confused, you’re not seeing a mistranslation/ hearing things when Nago says “henshin”. TV-N even gives him his own background (a stylised crucifix). Though you’ll have to wait to see Kamen Rider Van Helsing in action.

I'm sure it frustrated no small number of viewers, but I loved the Henshin fakeout. That moment where Nago's all Please Watch My Transformation So I Can Kill You, and then Megumi screams, the fight's over, to be continued... perfect. Just an A+ delayal of the suit action and superheroics that Kamen Rider is known for.

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Originally Posted by Sh Ranger

It's such a cliche fight over a girl which I think is an intentional part of the 1986 setting, but the nonchalant way other characters react to it is what sells it, almost like they're aware of how superfluous it is and just go "whatever" and move on.

There's a thing the show is doing, where the 86 and 08 stuff is constantly Awful Men, but there's a way that the 08 dudes dress it up in Concern For Women that... it sort of feels like the show is trying to say something about how men didn't get better over the decades, they just got better at obscuring their awfulness. Dunno. Definitely going to need a couple more episodes to say for sure.